Iran president Rouhani warns country faces 'war situation' as he vows to bypass new US sanctions

Iran’s president has warned the Islamic republic faces a “war situation”, as he vowed the country will sell its oil and break reimposed US sanctions. The sanctions end all economic benefits Washington granted Tehran for its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and targets its vital energy and banking sectors. Brian Hook, the US State Department point person on Iran, called the new restrictions “the toughest sanctions that have ever been imposed” on Iran.